(a) The tentative standard for a woman at light work calls for 90 grammes of proteids and 2,500 calories; it is thus seen that the quantity of food eaten was far below that usually stated as being necessary.  The subject, however, was a very small woman, 5 feet in height, taking almost no physical exercise.  She believed, as do fruitarians generally, that people need far less raw than cooked food. (b) The food eaten was even less in quantity than in the previous dietary.  One reason for this was the fact that the subject was, for part of the time at least, under great mental strain, and did not have her usual appetite.  Even this small amount of food, judging by her appearance and manner, seemed sufficient for her needs, enabling her to do her customary housework and take care of her two nieces and nephew, the subjects of the other experiments. (c) This girl was given cereals and vegetables when she craved them, but her aunt says she never looks nor feels so well when she has much starchy food, and returns to her next meal of uncooked food with an increased appreciation of its superiority.  The commonly accepted dietary standard for a child 13 years old and of average activity, is not far from 90 grammes of proteids and 2,450 calories, yet the girl had all the appearance of being well fed and in excellent health and spirits. (d) During the 22 days of experiment, there was an increase in weight of 2 pounds, due to the fact that the family had been in straitened circumstances, and the food provided was more abundant during the study. (e) The subject had been very delicate as a baby.  She was very small for her age, being 10 pounds under the average weight, and 7 inches less than the average height.  It is interesting to note that her only gain in weight during the past year was made during this dietary and the one immediately following.  This was due to her being urged to eat all she wanted, of what she most preferred, as the food was provided by those making the study.  The proteid is less than the tentative standard for a child of 1 to 2 years old, but the subject appeared perfectly well and was exceedingly active.  She impressed one as being a healthy child, but looked younger than her age. (ee) The subject is the same as in the previous experiment (e), but after an interval of 8 months, her seventh birthday occurred during the time.

Professor Jaffa, who made the investigation, says:—­“It would appear that all the subjects were decidedly under-nourished, even making allowance for their light weight.  But when we consider that the two adults have lived upon this diet for seven years, and think they are in better health and capable of more work than they ever were before, we hesitate to pronounce judgment.  The three children had the appearance of health and strength.  They ran and jumped and played all day like ordinary healthy children, and were said to be unusually free from colds and other